THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST 18 NOVEMBER 1961

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1961-1969
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992041
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: September 16, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2015
• Publication Date: November 18, 1961

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EYES MY GENERAL CLIFTON FOR THE PRES IDENT
INFO: COPY EYES ONLY TO GENERAL TAYLOR
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I . CONGO: THESITUATION IS NO
B) THE UN COMM HAS BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT GIZENGA, TO
INVESTIGATE THE RECENT MACABRE EVENTS . AND TOSEAL OTT URDU AND
DISARM CONGO TROOPS THERE.
C) GIZENGA
RETURN TO STANLETVILLE TO INAUG
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HIS NEW "NATIONAL LUNUMBA PARTY"
TODAY. LEOPOLDVILLE pounamis DO NOT LIE THE IDEA OF TR /S NEW
PARTY
TSHOMBE IS APPARENIT MOVING TROOPS TOWARD NORTHEF
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HIS FORCES IN NORTHWEST IATANGA WOULD OPPOSE ENTRY OF CONGO OR UN
TROOPS . IN EL I Z AHEM ILLE ITSELF, EUROPEAN BESIDES. ARE PREPARING
TO RES ST AN EXPECTED UN ROUNDUP OF ALL WHITES OF MIL ITARY AGE.
E) AMBASSADOR GULLION IS STRUCK ET THE APPARENT RECEP-
T IV ITT OF VARIOUS CONGOLESE LEADERS TO SOME SCHEME FOR ALL CONGOLESE
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TROOPS TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARE. AT THE BEHEST OF. "A WORLD FIGURE."
WHILE DISCUSSING THIS WITH ADOULA, HE GOT "THE IMPRESSION ADOULA
THOUGHT THAT, it ANYBODY SHOULD- DO IT, IT. Ewa BE PRESIDENT KENNEDY
ON THE ASSUMPTION, HOWEVER., THAT PRESIDENT KENNEDY WOULD BE TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONGO UNITY AND SECURITY."
THINKS THERE
AMBASSADOR GULL ION
MAY BE JUST THE GLIMMER OF A POSSIBILITY IN THESE IDEAS."
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2. DOMINICAN EEPUBLth RAMFIS TRUJILIA IS EXPECTED TO
LEAVE THE COUNTY'OW "WASHING HIS WEDS OF THE AFFAIR."
B) PRESIDENT BALAGUER BELIEVES THAT mar's' UNCLES, HECTOR
AND ARISMENDI, WHO REFUSE TO LEAVE, ARE MANNING A COUP FOR TUESDAY
OR WEDNESDAY AND WOULD PURSUE A POLICY OF STRONG SUPPRESSION. HE
URGES 'MAXIMUM US PRESSURE ON TREK INCLUDING NEW SANCTIONS AND MILI-
TARY THREATS.
C) WITH THE PUBLIC NOW LEARNING OF RANFIS PlANS, THERE IS
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DANGER OF SERIOUS RIOTING, AND MODERATE OPPOSITION LEADERS ARE TRYING
TO SNOWBALL CURRENT STRIKES INTO A NATIONWIDE WORK STOPPAGE.
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ELAND: A) THE SOVIETS ARE TISFIED WITH DRES1DEN
KEIUONW8 DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT AND HIS CALL FOR NEW ELECTIONS
AND fl IST THAT A "QUALIF /ED" DELEGATION CONE TO MOSCOW FOR FORMAL
CONSULTATIONS UNDER THE 1948 ? TREATY AS REQUESTED IN THE ORIGINAL
SOVIET NOTE WE FEAR THE SOVIETS MAY PRESS FOR SOME FINNISH SPEC IF IC
MILITARY ACTION SUCH AS ACCEPTANCE OF ADDITIONAL SOVIET MILITARY
EQUIPMENT OR AIR DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS.
EMBASSY FORECASTS A SHARP DROP IN
FIIM ISM MORALE AS THE REALIZATION GROWS THAT THE DEGREE OF INDEPEN-
DENCE FINLAND CAN MAINTAIN WILL DEPEND ENTIRELY ON TEE S3 //JETS AND NOT
Of ANYTHING THE FINNS CAN DO.
4. C ALGERIA : A) 4LTRCUGH
NOT APPEAR TO BE RAVING AN ADVERSE EFF
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IN MOROCCO OVER THE BEN BMA ISSUE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN TIM
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WITHIN
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FJ1SHIP AND RESTORE AUTHORI TARIAN R SHOULD THEY
ES PREVAILING BETWEEN THE MORE ZEALOUS JUNIOR OFFICERS
MIGHT WELL DEGENERATE INTO FIGHTING mum AND WITHIN
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NOTES
THERE ARE FRAGMARY INDICATIONS THAT FURTHER NUCLEAR TESTING,
IT TAKE PLACE IN THE EAPUST IN TAR AREA TILE RANGEHEAD USED BY THE
SOVIETS FOR TESTING SURFACE?TO?AM MISSILES AND SHORT AND MEDIUM.-
RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN TWO NUCLEAR TESTS
THIS YEAR AT MUST= TAR, ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONE IN OCTOBER
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2. ONE OF THREE SCVIRT "SPACE SUP.RT V. EELS MUCH RAVE BEEN IN
PORT IN CONAKRY GUINEk S INCE EARLY OCTOBER HAS Ha OWL!' BEEN WVJNG
SOUTH FOR A WEEK. WE THINK THEY MAY AT LAST BE READYING FOR ANOTHER
SPACE SHOT POSSIBLY EITHER A MANNED OR A LUNAR OPERATION,BUT IT
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6. IN EL SALVADOR, WHERE THE ALLIJNCE FOR
BITTER ISSUE, WERE IS GROWING LI41/100D OF ANATTEMPT TO
THE REGIME. THE POWERFUL "14 FAMILIES" HAVE MOUNTED A MAJOR
PROPAGANDA ?CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE REGIME, AND AGAINST THE US, FOR ITS
REFORM PROGRAM AND WE ARE SEEING MORE AND, IOU REPORTS THAT THE
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OPPOSITION IS TRYING TO BUT IZLITARY SUPPORT FOR A COUP,
E. THE SOVIET-CR/NESE ALBANIAN IMBROGLIO SNOWS NO SIGNS OF ABATING
AS PRAVDA RAS PRINTND A TOGNITTI STATEKRIT MENTIOXING carml SUPPORT
OR ALBANIA AID TIE CRIME *AVE PUBLIONED MOIRA'S SPERM REVILING
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